Door and window for vehicle-bodies.



C. A. MINER.

DOOR AND WINDOW FOR VEHICLEBODIES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. 1917.

1,298,768. Patented Apr. 1,1919.

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CHARLES A. MINER, OF KALAMAZQO, MICHIGAN, ASSIG'NOR TO'LIMOUSINE TOP COMPANY, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

noon AND WINDOW FOR. VEHICLE-BODIES.

Application filed February 20, 1917. Serial No. 149,740.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. MINER, a citizen of the Uni-ted States, residing at the city and county of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Doors and Windowsfor Vehicle-Bodies, of'which the following is a specification,

My improvements are particularly designed by me for embodiment in doors of automobile bodies of the convertible type which comprise a lower body portion and an upper body portion removably mounted thereon, the upper body portion being separablealong a horizontal line, In such structures it is necessary-to provide an 'upper door section adapted to be connected to the lower section when the demountable body portion is in position. My improve bodies in which the panes may be adjusted following specification.

to open or close the same. A further object is to provide a structure of this character in avhich the parts are supported so that vibra tion and rattling is prevented and so that'the adjustments may be very easily accom plished. g Y

Further objects, and objects relating to structural details, will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated .in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which;

Figure I is a detail inside elevation of a vehicle body embodying the featuresof my invention, the walls of the upper and lower sections being shown conventionally.

Fig. II is an enlarged detail vertical sec- -the edge ofthe upper pane so that it is setion on a line corresponding to line 2-2 of Fig I.,

ig. III is a similar detail section showing the upper ane partially lowered.

Fig. IV is an enlarged detail horizontal section taken on a line corresponding to line 4-4 of Fig. I.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Apr. 1, 1919..

Fig. V is an enlarged detail horizontal section taken on aline corresponding to line 5 of Fig. I.

Fig. VI'is a perspective view of one of the suppoiting slides for the upper pane.

line corresponding to line 77 of Fig. IV, showing structural details.

Fig. VII is a detail vertical sectionon a- In the drawing similar reference characters refer-to similar .p-art's throughout the several views, and the sectional views are taken looking in the direction'of the little arrows at the endsv of the section lines.

Referring to the drawing, the .reference character 1 indicates the lower permanent portion of an automobile body and 2 the upper. demountable portion thereof, the two portionsbeing separable upon a line 3. The door, in the embodiment illustrated, comprises a lower ortion 4 hinged to the lower part of the b0 y by means of the hinges 5 and provided with a handle or latch 6 and an upper portion 7 hinged to the upper or demountable art of the body by means of the hinges 8, but the upper and lower parts of the door are also separable on the line 3. The upper portion of the door comprises respectively. The frame-is provided with facing grooves or channels 11 adapted to receive the ends of the panes 9 and '10, the grooves being formed by an integral outer stop 14 and removable inner stop 15 The stop 15 is shouldered at its lower end to receive the lower pane 10 which is supported by the parting strip 13 arranged in agroove 12 in the frame.- This parting strip is of thin metal in order to permit a close fitting of the parts; The lower pane 10 isprovided with a packing 16 at its ends which prevents its rattlin' and also to a degree relieves it from 'shocfis. The upper pane 9 is provided with channel-shaped slides 17 fitted over its ends, the slides being preferably provided with facings 18 folded so as to provide inner and outer facings, as shown in Figs. IV

curely held within the channehagainst vibration and rattling. The facing for the a frame and upper and lower panes 9 and 10,

channelor slide prevents. it rattling in the groove. The up er pane is arranged so as to;overlap and the lower pane.

side past the outer side of The upper portions of the stops '15 are rabbeted at 24, the rabbeted portions being notched, at 23 to' provide keepers coacting "with the spring stops 25 which are mounted on.th,e'slid es and engaged behind the stops under sprlng'tension to coact with thesekeepers. These spring stops are provided with finger pieces 26 which project to the inside so that the occupant of the vehicle may conveniently manipulate the same, the finger .pieces being disposed so'that .they

- form handles for lifting or for pushing the pane downwardly, asmaybe desired. By this simple arrangement of parts the upper paneis supported sothat it may be adj usted as occasion requires and also the parts are simple and economical to produce and may be easily assembled so that they do not rattle. v

I have illustrated and described my improvements in the form in which I have embodied the samefor the market. I have not attempted to illustrate .or describe certain modifications in structural details which I contemplate as'I believe the disclosure made will enable those skilled-in the art to which my invention relates to embody or adapt the same as may be desired. v

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s:

p 1. In a structure of the class described, the combination of .a frame provided with opposed grooves adapted to receive panes, upper and lower panes, the upper-pane being adjustableand arranged to overlap and slide past the outer side of the lower pane, inner stops shouldered to: receive the lower pane,

the portion of said stops above the lower "pane being rabbetedon their inner sides and notched to provide keepers, thin metal parting strips disposed on the outer side of said lower pane'to support the same, and channeled metal slides arranged on the ends of the upper pane and disposed in said grooves,

said slides being provided with inner and.

outer fabric facings and with spring catches engaged under spring tension with the rab-.

beted portions of said stops and'adapted to 'coact with said keepers to adjustably support the upper pane.

2. In a structure of the class described, the

combination of a frame provided with ,opposed grooves adaptedtoreceive panes, upper and lower panes, the upper pane being adjustable and arranged to. overlap and slide past the outer side of the lower pane, inner stops shouldered to receive the lower pane, 1

.coact with said keepers to adjustably support the upper pane.

. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. MINER. [1 s.] Witnesses:

A. VAN Boonovn,

J. D. BABB. 

